Every year the Judges of The American Iris Society vote for irises that we would like to recommend to the public.
This year two Payne Medals were given due to the COVID closers of the previous year and no awards were given in 2020.
‘Columbia Deep Water’ received 23 and ‘Dalle Whitewater’ received 17 votes of the total cast of 106
Introduced by Chad Harris 2013,
HM 2016, AM 2018
Introduced by Chad Harris 2011,
HM 2014, AM 2016
Runner-up with 16 votes
‘Flamingo Waltz’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2014
HM 2017, AM 2019
Japanese Iris Award of Merit with 90 total votes cast
‘Columbia Crest’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2015
HM 2018, AM 2021
Receiving 18 votes
‘Koto Harp Strings’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2016
HM 2019, AM 2021
Receiving 17 votes
Runner up for the Awward of Merit
‘Little Bit Yellow’
Introduced by Jill Copeland 2014
HM 2019
Receiving 16 votes
Japanese Iris Honorable Mention with 61 votes cast
‘Pagoda Temple’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2015
HM 2021
Receiving 14 votes
‘Pink Playmate’
Introduced by Chad Harris 2016
HM 2021
Receiving 14 votes
Runner up for Honorable Mention
‘Becky’s Dream’
Introduced by Jill Copeland 2018
Receiving 13 votes
For an explanation of The American Iris Societies Award System, and postings of past Winners for all iris classes.
https://www.irises.org/about-ais/awards-symposiums/